"Grandson thinks that Grandmother is the wisest person in the Western Moon Kingdom. I came directly from Father Emperor, empty-handed, and do not look like I have been entrusted with important items. Yet Grandmother asks such a question. Could it be that someone deliberately sowed discord in front of Grandmother?"

Fu Junheng's words put the Empress Dowager in an even more awkward position.

The Empress Dowager was furious, but she couldn't find any reason to vent her anger. She glared at Fu Junheng with wide eyes, but to her surprise, Fu Junheng was not afraid at all and even looked up and stared directly at her.

For some reason, Fu Junheng's glance made the Empress Dowager's heart tremble, and for a moment she felt a sense of lingering fear.

However, this emotion only angered the Empress Dowager more. She gritted her teeth, deliberately suppressed the anger in her heart, calmed herself down, loosened her clenched hands, and a smile appeared on her face in the next instant.

"Junheng, you are not young anymore. It's time for you to continue the royal bloodline." The Empress Dowager's voice was gentle, and at this moment she really looked like an elder who was considering Fu Junheng's life-long happiness.

“You are the Crown Prince, of noble birth, and not just anyone can be a match for you. In my opinion, let the Empress Dowager decide this matter for you. I think Minister Cui is…”

Before the Empress Dowager could finish speaking, Fu Junheng was so bold as to interrupt her.

"I won't trouble Grandmother with my grandson's marriage." Because the Empress Dowager brought up this matter, Fu Junheng even lost the will to continue sitting there.

In his heart, he could only have one person as his future empress, the mistress of the Western Moon Kingdom, and that was Mu Chenshuang.

Even though Mu Chenshuang is not by his side now, one day he will definitely bring her to his side and give her unparalleled glory and status.

"If there's nothing else, I'll take my leave." Even though the Empress Dowager's eyes were brimming with fury, Fu Junheng calmly rose to take his leave.

Seeing that the Empress Dowager was clearly angered, the eunuch standing to the side even tried to quietly persuade Fu Junheng to stay.

He silently warned, "Your Highness, you mustn't..."

However, Fu Junheng didn't even take the Empress Dowager sitting above seriously, so how could he take the words of a mere eunuch seriously? He ignored his reaction and turned to leave.

"Wait!" The Empress Dowager, finally losing her temper, spoke up herself. She had never expected that after her trip to Tianzhao Kingdom, Fu Junheng would be even more arrogant and unrestrained than before, seemingly disregarding her completely.

Upon hearing this, Fu Junheng did stop in his tracks, but not as the Empress Dowager expected. Instead, he spoke with an arrogant expression and an attitude that left no room for argument.

He said, "I have traveled a long way from Tianzhao Kingdom and have been exhausted. I paid my respects to my father and grandmother as soon as I returned to the palace. Now it is time for me to return to the East Palace to welcome them back."

After saying this, Fu Junheng completely disregarded the Empress Dowager's reaction and turned to leave before she could speak.

After Fu Junheng left, the Empress Dowager, recovering from her shock and humiliation, was furious and enraged as she stared at the empty entrance to the main hall.

The Empress Dowager, her face turning pale with anger, raised her hand and swept all the fruit platters and pastries on the table to the ground with her wide sleeves.

The huge palace was immediately filled with clanging and clattering sounds, and things on the table were scattered all over the floor.

The eunuch serving nearby was so frightened that he knelt on the ground, repeatedly pleading, "Your Majesty, please calm down!" while hurriedly calling for the palace maids to come in and clean up.